Discovery Peak Charter School unit development

Master's Project (M.Ed.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017I have created two units of study that focus around place-based education, project based learning and emphasize physical activity. These units were created with the purpose of being used at Discovery Peak Charter School. Guided by underlying principles of Understanding by Design (2011) and Place-based Curriculum Design (2015), each unit aligns with the mission of the school and have been balanced to create a holistic quarter long unit of study. The units are built around three main principles; place-based education, project based learning, and physical activity. Each of these principles will be woven into the unit, but may not be present in each lesson section

Australian Crime Trends and Population Ageing:A Quantified Perspective

Given that 15-24 year olds have a higher incidence of criminal involvement than other age groups, structural ageing can be expected to have a profound impact on crime trends. The purpose of this paper is to present preliminary findings from a research project that seeks to quantify the proportion of historical and projected change across the Australian criminal justice system attributable to changes in the population age structure. Major findings are that an age structure/crime pattern does exist, and operates in accordance with offender age profiles and the timing of the onset of demographic change

Knight Diversity of Asset Managers Research Series: Philanthropy

In early 2020, Knight Foundation and Global Economics Group released a study on the diversity of the asset managers used by the United States' top 50 charitable foundations. Earlier this year, Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group to refresh the study to assess the representation of diverse asset managers among foundations and begin to track changes in representation over time.The 2021 study assesses the representation of investment firms owned by women or members of racial or ethnic minority groups in the United States ("diverse-owned firms") among investment firms used by the country's top 55 charitable foundations in terms of total asset size. The top 55 foundations account for over $300 billion in total assets, collectively, including investment assets. We included five additional foundations so that all foundations that were among the top 50 in the 2020 study could be studied over time. In addition, based on both investor and manager feedback, we raised the threshold for what is considered diverse ownership from more than 0$11.03 billion in invested assets under management. That said, there is still room for improvement in study participation, as 14 out of the top 55 foundations elected not to disclose diversity statistics or data at all

Social rights interpretation in Brazil and South Africa

In this paper, I examine the social rights jurisprudence of Brazil and South Africa, two jurisdictions that have adopted markedly different approaches to their interpretation. In doing so, I advance three arguments relating to the study of social rights adjudication and the effects of the resulting jurisprudence. First, understanding the development of social rights jurisprudence requires understanding the pre-existing set of judicial norms that define the role of the judges and acceptable mode(s) of legal reasoning. Second, variations in institutional design and understandings of precedent means that one cannot assume that the decisions of the apex court will be universally or quickly incorporated into the decision of the lower courts. As such, it may be necessary to look beyond apex court decisions to get an accurate picture of patterns of social rights jurisprudence in a given jurisdiction. Third, both of the dominant approaches have the potential to institgate significant policy change, but they also encourage different type of litigation and different litigants. This, in turn affects the approach taken to addressing the policy areas and does not necessarily lead to the prioritization of areas where the investment of state resources will yield the greatest returns or be the most socially just

Striking Balance: Social Assistance Policy, the Public Trust, and the Public Service

oai:jppal.journals.yorku.ca:article/19125Abstract: This article argues that while the provision of social assistance is an accepted reality in Canada it is supported by a multiplicity of contrary arguments in the context of scarce resources. As such, it must be the prerogative of elected leaders to balance the direction and resourcing of its provision with competing policy goals. However, this does not imply a political carte blanche with regard to policy development. In addition to any judicial check on policy-making, public servants have an obligation to ensure that the elected decision-makers are adequately informed about the rights issues involved as well as the various policy options available. Moreover, public servants must ensure that all normative and potentially rights abrogating decisions are made openly, transparently and subject to the scrutiny of a public that has the tools and means to understand and analyse information and to express itself accordingly in the political arena

PhD

thesis1. The carbohydrate components of human gamma-globulin, fraction II-1,2 were identified and quantitatively estimated. 2. Three glycopeptides were isolated from a papain digest of human gamma-globulin and characterized by chemical and physical methods. 3. The amino acid of the three glycopeptides was determined. 4. The three glycopeptides were found to represent a single carbohydrate group which was attached to the protein by a single aspartic acid residue. The carbohydrate group contained 3 galactose, 5 mannose, 2 fucose, 6 to 8 glucosamine, and 2 sialic acid residue. 5. The significance of these findings was discussed in relation to glycol-proteins and antibodies

Liquid air cycle engines

Given here is a definition of Liquid Air Cycle Engines (LACE) and existing relevant technologies. Heat exchanger design and fabrication techniques, the handling of liquid hydrogen to achieve the greatest heat sink capabilities, and air decontamination to prevent heat exchanger fouling are discussed. It was concluded that technology needs to be extended in the areas of design and fabrication of heat exchangers to improve reliability along with weight and volume reductions. Catalysts need to be improved so that conversion can be achieved with lower quantities and lower volumes. Packaging studies need to be investigated both analytically and experimentally. Recycling with slush hydrogen needs further evaluation with experimental testing